The New York Mets got out the brooms against the Tampa Bay Rays in a resounding sweep in Florida , but even in their 7-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night, two of the three most intriguing Mets players of the week were up to some good...

When the Tampa Bay Rays host the New York Mets on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series, two Tennesseans will step to the mound tied with others for the most winning outings in their respective leagues...

Since Johan Santana had Tommy John surgery, the Mets have strictly limited his pitch count to 107 per game, but 8,019 was the magical number on everyone's minds as the lefty hurler took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Cardinals ...

The trajectory of a knuckleball may be difficult to predict, but R.A. Dickey demonstrated consistent command of the wily pitch for eight innings in a four-hit, 3-1 Mets win over the Arizona Diamondbacks ...

In February, when Amar’e Stoudemire and his family were in the throes of grief over the tragic death of Amare’s brother Hazell, there was one thing that made them smile : the sudden and stunning rise of Jeremy Lin...

Steve Nash has twice grasped the trophy for the highest individual NBA achievement, but the two-time MVP has not been able to lift his Suns to the peak of team glory, and he has only two games left this season to give them another shot...

In a turn of events as improbable as Tim Tebow 's "miracle in Miami" or Jeremy Lin's dumbfounding debut of Linsanity against the Nets, New York is now swelling with a trinity of evangelical Christian athletes in three different sports...

Every athlete who is supporting a fight for justice on behalf of Trayvon Martin should be commended, but something may get lost in the translation when whites like Steve Nash don hoodies in tribute to the fallen teen...

Between fanciful predictions about the New York Knicks running the table and dire warnings about a plummet far out of playoff contention, there is a broad middle ground of realistic best and worst case scenarios for the Knicks in the final stretch...